The gif image format uses a pre-set color pallet size. You should be able to adjust which colors are used for advanced users. In most cases the program tries to find the “best fit” for colors, since gifs can only have a certain number (I forget, maybe 32?). That being said, with gradients that have a huge number of colors over a range, it is impossible for a gif to support such a large number of colors.
Gifs “just work” well enough. Honestly I’m surprised that I don’t think I’ve seen any other format that can compare to its functionality. Animated Bitmaps suck, and I think the only use of that that I’ve seen are things like the Windows 95 start up screen.
The file sizes may be larger, but you could look into WebM and see if that can suite your needs better. It is aiming to be the “new standard” for online video and seems to be gaining popularity, how ever small that may be.
The gif image format uses a pre-set color pallet size. You should be able to adjust which colors are used for advanced users. In most cases the program tries to find the “best fit” for colors, since gifs can only have a certain number (I forget, maybe 32?). That being said, with gradients that have a huge number of colors over a range, it is impossible for a gif to support such a large number of colors.
Gifs “just work” well enough. Honestly I’m surprised that I don’t think I’ve seen any other format that can compare to its functionality. Animated Bitmaps suck, and I think the only use of that that I’ve seen are things like the Windows 95 start up screen.
The file sizes may be larger, but you could look into WebM and see if that can suite your needs better. It is aiming to be the “new standard” for online video and seems to be gaining popularity, how ever small that may be.